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Smells like Initio Musk Therapy. USD 35 instead of 430

3 bottles the community rates close to Musk Therapy, 92 percent cheaper at the top, with the one thing each does differently. musky, citrus, woody, unisex.

Main accords

The chart every fragrance forum reads. Longest bar, strongest accord.

Notes

Black means Zimaya Musk Is Great shares the note.

Top

  • Bergamot
  • Mandarine

Heart

  • White Magnolia
  • Cassis

Base

  • White Sandalwood
  • White Musk
  • Rose
  • Musk

The 3 worth trying, ranked

Similarity is the owners' vote plus the note overlap. Price is a typical US bottle price when the house publishes one. Bars are each match's own accords.

No. 1
Musk Is Great
Zimaya, EDP, 100 ml
78similar, well documented, inspired by it
shares 3 of 8 notes
USD 35430
92% less, typical price
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Where it differs: On paper it lists mandarin orange and magnolia that the original does not, and does not list the original's mandarine or white magnolia.

No. 3
Afnan Pure Musk, the bottle
Pure Musk
Afnan, EDP, 100 ml
66similar, reported by a few owners, inspired by it
shares 2 of 8 notes
USD 30430
93% less, typical price
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Where it differs: Slightly less longevity and sillage, with a less pronounced ambrette seed.

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Side by side, the way people actually decide

Two bottles, two prices, one honest sentence. Every match on the site has this card.

Read about Zimaya Musk Is Great
Initio Musk Therapy
USD 430, 90 ml
Zimaya Musk Is Great
USD 35, 100 ml
78 similar. On paper it lists mandarin orange and magnolia that the original does not, and does not list the original's mandarine or white magnolia, 92 percent less.